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Originally Posted by Tansy  I think there is a difference between gratuitous and not to your taste 
I agree that it let us know more about Cersei and just how far she would go to get what she wants. She uses sex as a weapon to enthrall people and make them more biddable to her will. With that in mind I think GRRM has kept the sex scenes to the minimum he could in order to let us in on that side of her nature |
It also lets us know how she despises being of a sex that is viewed as culturally weaker, she considers herself strong and hates that being see her as weak just because she's a woman. When she has sex with Taena, its not for enjoyment but because she likes feeling powerful and male. I really liked what that scene revealed about Cersei and was perhaps the first time I really even remotely liked her as a character.
I guess I don't mind the sexual references and content in ASOIAF because (I HOPE THIS IS NOT TMI) I am quite open about sex; my friends and I talk about sex quite openly so I know how big a deal it can be for some people and why someone like Tyrion whose lived with physical inadequacy his entire life would view sex as so important, especially with whores who would always tell him what he wants to hear.
I find MOST of the sex in the series realistic, though some characters like [most of the Bloody Mummers] being so fixated on rape is pretty out there but I guess its just a way to highlight their brutality.